Daniel Fonseca shines in the 2017 Aveiro EuroBodyboard Pro

It was a historical day for Portuguese bodyboarding. A local athlete beat a multiple-time European and world champion in the Open final held in pumping surf.

Fonseca had the heat of his life against the world champion, Pierre-Louis Costes. The APB World Tour campaigner started strong with one of his trademark backflips, but the Portuguese bodyboarder answered with an 8.50 wave.

Costes caught a total of nine waves but was never able to overcome the rider from Peniche. Fonseca only needed four rides to cement his supremacy over the French.

"I am very happy because this was a highly-disputed event and, in the final, I faced the world champion. I'm feeling good and surfing at a high level, so this result was great. I want to finish the ETB in the top 5," noted Daniel Fonseca.